Wait! Denise Richards' E! series to live on?
Well, that was fast! After we wrote yesterday that E! had pulled the plug on Denise Richards' not-so-complicated reality show, the network tells us: not true.
"We're still in discussions," a rep tells The Dish Rag. "The show actually did really well for us. It was our third-highest series premiere. There's no decision yet."
"Really well." Huh. Here's the translation: The final episode of "Denise Richards: It's Complicated" aired July 27, and drew 976,000 viewers, according to Nielsen. The premiere gathered 1.5 million. That's a 35% drop over its nine-episode run.
But that's not terrible by E! standards: The channel's hit series "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" performed only slightly better with 1.06 million tuning in to its season finale in May.
So Richards might live to embarrass her kids -- and that poor teenage nephew of hers -- another day. Stay tuned!
(In other news, E! also tells us that no decision has been made about bringing back "Living Lohan" either. But the forecast is grim: It's not produced by E! darling Ryan Seacrest and the ratings are lower than even "Complicated.")
-- Denise Martin
I, like Anderson Cooper, actually enjoy the show. I'm learning a little about the behind the scenes world of Hollywood. I hope her tv show is renewed. I wish the maligning of her personality would stop.
It is obvious that you do not like Denise Richards. It would be nice to read an article that is not biased. I guess it is easier to jump on the bandwagon than to use your own brain cells and form your own opinion. Also, I am guessing you love her psycho, addict ex just because he has the right last name. She was refreshing and very down to earth on her show and her family was sweet. Try to put your obvious jealousy aside and lose the cattiness. I didn't see anything on the show that would embarrass her children. Maybe you need to look at yourself and work on your own shortcomings. From what I could tell on the show, Denise is very grounded and doing fine!